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Plant Prunus persica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Peach
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LEAD 0 Fruit 0.3 3.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 400.0 3240.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 440.0 3565.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Fruit 10.0 80.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM 11 Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 0.1 2.8 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 230.0 1863.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Bark not available 4220.0 1.68 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 68.0 850.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed not available 3810.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
MALONIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Bark not available 54.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 0.0 22.5 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 17.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 170.0 1377.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ACETATE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-FRUCTOFURANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neuroprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 7 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
P450-Inducer 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
P450-Inhibitor 2 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th